Collapsible carton or box.



L; B. WILSON.

GOLLAPSIBLB CARTON 0R BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED DEO.15,1911.

Patented Jan. 6, 1914.

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LEONARD B. WILSON, F BELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAPSIBLE CARTON 0R BOX.

`Application led December 15, 1911.

To all whom, 'it may (fonce/v1] Be it known that I, LEONARD B. WILSON,of Bellevue, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Cartons orBoxes, of which the following is a specification.

An object of my invention is to provide a new and improved collapsiblecarton or box particularly designed for use in the transportation ofeggs.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a box or deviceof the character described having a plurality of yielding or resilientlcells or compartments each having a raised inclined bottom portion.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates an application of myinvention, Figure l is a perspective view of a collapsible carton or boxconstructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a cross sectionalview; Fig. 3, a cross sectional view showing the position of the partswhen the box is collapsed; Fig. 4, a blank from which the carton or boxis made; and Fig.- 5, a side view of a separable strip employed inconnection therewith.

As illustrated and as preferred, the collapsible carton or boxconstituting my invention comprises a vertical front Wall 1 and acorresponding rear wall 2, each of said walls being formed with slots 3.In addition to the front and rear walls, I pro# vide a centrallydisposed and longitudinally extending double-walled partition 4, whichpartition is connected with the respective front and rear walls byraised inclined bottoln portions 5 and G.. Said bottom portions 5 and 6are provided with a series of slots 7, and the partition 4 with a seriesof slots 8, the latter constituting a continuation of the slots 7 of therespective inclined bottom portions 5 and 6.

9' and 10 designate cover portions respectively projecting fro-m theupper edge of the front and rear walls of the box.

Entered in the slots of the members above described, and extendingtransversely of the box, I provide a series of strips 11, said strips 11being provided with engaging heads 12 adapted to engage the front andrear walls, as particularly shown by Fig. 2.

IVhen the parts are assembled, as shown by Fig. 1, that is to say, inoperative posi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 6, ight.

Serial No. 665,993.

tion ready to receive the eggs or other articles to be packed, thestructure comprises a plurality of yielding compartments or cells eachhaving a raised inclined or 'sloping bottom portion on which the eggsrest. The construction also provides two supporting edges on which thebox is adapted to rest, z'. e., the'edges formed by the juncture o-ftherespective front and rear walls with the inclined bottom portions.

It will be noted that the construction is of such a character that itmay be readily col' lapsed into the position shown by Fig. 3.

The front and rear walls, together with the intermediate double-walledpartition, the sloping bottom portions and the cover portions are formedfrom a single piece of suitable material, such as cardboard. The blankfrom which the box is formed is particularly shown by Fig. 4, and inaddition to the slots above referred to, is formed with a series ofparallel score lines af-a, 5 5, c-c, and d along which the piece isfolded to form the members above set forth.

What I claim is:

.1. A collapsible carton or box comprising front and rear walls, avertical partition interposed therebetween having its lower edgedisposed in a higher plane than the lower edge of said front and rearwalls, a raised inclined bottom portion respectively connecting saidpartition with said walls, and appropriate end members, substantially asset forth.

2. A collapsible carton or box comprising front and rear walls formedwith slots, an intermediate partition also provided with slots andformed of two vertical adjacent vwalls, inclined bottom portionsconnecting the respective walls of said partition with said front andrear walls, and a series of transversely extending strips entered insaid slots, substantially as set forth.

3. A collapsible carton or box comprising front and rear walls formedwith slots, an intermediate partition also provided with slots andformed of two vertical adjacent walls connected at the top, slottedbottom portions connecting the respective walls of said partition withsaid front and rear walls, and a series of transversely extending stripsentered in said slots, substantially as set forth. 4. A collapsiblecarton or box being substantially rectangular in cross section comrangedto limit the lateral displacement of 10 prising a front and a rear Wall,a centrally said Wa1ls,substantially as set forth. arranged verticalpartition of less height In testimony whereof I afix my signature thansaid Walls formed integral therewith in presence ofjwo Witnesses.

and spacedtherefrom by means ofinclned LEONARD B. WILSON.

bottom portions, a top formed integral with Witnesses: one of said Wallsadapted to engage saidD W( G. Doonrrrm,

partition when closed, and 'enl members ar- F. E. GAITHER.

